Dear All,
In his book "Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness and Training" (1987) Yessis
claimed that in much of the USSR exercise breaks replaced coffee breaks (p
22). He said that the Soviets believed that exercise work-breaks
could "improve productivity while enhancing physical and mental health" (ibid,
p 25). For a seamstress the exercise program was designed specifically to
reduce fatigue in the parts of the body used in the job and to move those
body parts that "remain completely inactive" during work. Similarly specific
programs were designed for secretaries, assembly workers and welders.
Unfortunately Yessis did not provide any references or further details about
the format of these Soviet "exercise work-breaks". Does anyone know
anything about them?
Regards,
David McFarlane MAppSc (Ergonomics)
Ergonomist, WorkCover NSW
Reference
Yessis, M, (1987), "Secrets of Soviet Sports Fitness and Training", [Arbor
House, NY], pp 22-25.
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